Ghost House Picture Launches Mobile Service Submitted By: Mobego Monday, 31 October 2005

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Ghost House Picture Launches Mobile Service Submitted by: MobEgo Monday, 31 October 2005

9100 WILSHIRE BLVD, SIXTH FLOOR, WEST TOWER, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 t. 310-550-7776 (phone) f. 310-550-1701 (facsimile) FOR RELEASE Media Contact: Lynda Dorf 310-550-7776 [email protected] GHOST HOUSE LAUNCHES MOBILE SERVICE COMPANY TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE FILM FEATURES TO U.K. MOBILE PHONE USERS Los Angeles, CA (October 31, 2005) – Ghost House Pictures announced today that it plans to put some more fright into its horror fans’ Halloween this year by utilizing innovative mobile technology to launch its Ghost House Mobile service on October 31st in the U.K. The service will be offering unique horror based programming, mini-featurettes, scares and tricks amidst traditional mobile functions such as horror specific wallpaper, ringtones and special text messaging. In addition, the company will be offering behind-the-scenes footage of upcoming Ghost House Pictures films, as well as several special interactive features, to mobile phone users in the U.K. The company, a joint venture between Mandate Pictures, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert that has produced some of the most successful of recent horror films including The Grudge and Boogeyman, will offer movie lovers the opportunity to experience content on their mobile phones in new and unexpected ways, and will create an interactive one-on-one connection between Ghost House filmmakers and the horror fan community. The service, which will launch in the U.K. with PA3 as Ghost House’s mobile partner, will offer fans a number of features, including access to classic horror images and ringtones; original Boogeyman artwork; the opportunity to win exclusive movie memorabilia including copies of the Evil Dead poster signed by director Raimi; and behind-the-scenes footage highlighting two of Ghost House’s upcoming releases— Sebastian Gutierrez’s Rise starring Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis, and The Messengers, the Pang Brothers’ English-language debut starring John Corbett, Dylan McDermott and Kristen Stewart. These features will include introductions by Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell. Ghost House ultimately hopes to expand this service to international carriers, eventually reaching mobile phones in the U.S. "The mobile phone presents an incredible opportunity to dream up new and exciting forms of horror content as well as build a real community for horror fans all over the world,” said Raimi. “It is an extraordinary time to be a content creator and we want to make the most of it." PA3 is a global publisher of mobile content that offers exclusive, high quality content to mobile

Page 1 carriers and direct to consumer marketing channels worldwide. Pa3 acts as an intermediary between content/brand owners, application providers, handset manufacturers, mobile network owners and other media channels to offer mass market, premium content and applications to mobile subscribers globally. In addition to Rise and The Messengers, upcoming Ghost House productions in various stages of production and development include The Grudge 2, 30 Days of Night from screenwriter Stuart Beattie, Dibbuk Box, Monkey’s Paw and a remake of Raimi’s classic horror film The Evil Dead. About Mandate Pictures A multifaceted film production entity with one of the most diverse and promising slates of films in development, production and release, Mandate Pictures was officially formed in January 2005, when four-year-old Senator International completed a management buyout from German indie giant Senator Entertainment AG. Under president Joe Drake, production head Nathan Kahane and chief financial officer Brian Goldsmith, the company recently wrapped director Marc Forster’s STRANGER THAN FICTION starring Will Ferrell. As part of a three picture deal with Sony Entertainment the company produced last year’s HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE. Other upcoming releases currently in pre-production include MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM starring Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman. Mandate is also partnered in the joint venture label Ghost House Pictures with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, under which it produced last year’s hit horror films THE GRUDGE and BOOGEYMAN and currently has several films in development and production, including 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE GRUDGE 2, and THE MESSENGERS. ###

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